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#BharatBandh – over eight crore traders across India shut shop in protest against rising #FuelPrices and changes in #GST rules

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By @SanchDash

@SanchDash Industry body, The Confederation of All India Traders (@CAITIndia) has called for the #BharatBandh.

@SanchDash @CAITIndia Streets across India bore a barren look as traders across the country shut shop on Friday. The traders are protesting against the rising fuel prices, ‘draconian’ rules in Goods and Services Tax, as well as the rising power of foreign e-commerce companies in India.

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@SanchDash @CAITIndia As many as eight crore traders from over 40,000 trade associations have shut shop today, to mark their participation in the protest. However, essential services like medicine shops, milk, vegetables shops among others, remained open for business.

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@SanchDash @CAITIndia #FuelPrices in the country have been rising continuously for over the past 10 days now. In #Delhi, petrol costs ₹90.93 while diesel price is now at ₹81.32 and in #Mumbai petrol is at ₹97.34 while diesel costs ₹88.44.

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@SanchDash @CAITIndia Transport unions and the protesting farmers in the national capital #Delhi too have joined in for the #BharatBandh.